Best Of 2017

Best City Park

Our Pick: Brackenridge Park, 3910 N St Mary’s, sanantonio.gov/sapar

Here’s how much San Antonio loves Brackenridge: When city planners last year rolled out a plan that would radically change the nature of the park (namely, building parking garages and closing the streets that wind through the trees), the people revolted. Public pressure ultimately convinced the city to scrap the plan, meaning (for now, at least) Brackenridge will remain what it has been to generations of San Antonians: a place for working class families to cart their coolers, grills and kids for weekend and holiday barbecues underneath a canopy of trees. 



WINNER: Victory Salon, 4745 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 281-5808, facebook.com/victorysalontx

2. All American Barbershop, 105 Warren St., facebook.com/allamericanbarbershops

3. Traveler Barbershop, 2202 Broadway, (210) 920-4134, travelerbarbershop.com



WINNER: Inn on the Riverwalk, 129 Woodward Pl., (210) 225-6333, innontheriverwalk.com

2. Arbor House, 109 Arciniega St., (210) 472-2005, arborhouse.com

3. King William Manor, 1029 S. Alamo St., (210) 222-0144,
kingwilliammanor.com


WINNER: Brackenridge, 3910 N. St. Mary's St., (210) 207-7275, brackenridgepark.org

2. Hemisfair, 434 S. Alamo St., (210) 709-4750, hemisfair.org

3. Phil Hardberger, 13203 Blanco Road, (210) 492-7472, philhardbergerpark.org


WINNER: Phil Hardberger Park, 13203 Blanco Road, (210) 492-7472, philhardbergerpark.org

2. Bark Park of Alamo Heights, 5150 Broadway, gotdoggetpark.com

3. McAllister Dog Park, 13102 Jones Maltsberger Road, (210) 207-7275


WINNER: NIOSA, niosa.org

2. King William Festival, kwfair.org

3. Cornyation, fiestacornyation.org


WINNER: Alamo Drafthouse, multiple locations, drafthouse.com

2. Santikos Embassy, 13707 Embassy Row, (210) 496-4957, santikos.com/san-antonio/embassy-14

3. Casa Blanca, 11210 Alamo Ranch Pkwy, (210) 982-0180, santikos.com/san-antonio/casa-blanca
WINNER: Glaze Nail Lounge, 742 NW Loop 410 Suite, Suite 113, facebook.com/glazenaillounge

2. The Opal Office, 6245 Vance Jackson Road, Suite 1, (210) 414-6985, facebook.com/theopalofficesalon

3. The White Orchid, 4079 N. Loop 1604 W., Suite 107, (210) 408-1699, thewhiteorchidsa.com


WINNER: Out in the Park, sixflags.com/fiestatexas/special-events/out-in-the-park

2. Texas Folklife Festival, texasfolklifefestival.org

3. Mexiqueens, facebook.com/mexiqueensa


WINNER: God’s Dogs Rescue, godsdogsrescue.org

2. Project HOT, 722 Isom Road, (210) 393-1981, projecthot.org

3. The Pride Center San Antonio, 1002 N. Flores St., (210) 370-7743, pridecentersa.org


WINNER: God’s Dogs Rescue, godsdogsrescue.org

2. SNIPSA, (210) 237-9400, snipsa.org

3. San Antonio Pets Alive, sanantoniopetsalive.org